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The Latin text says:
- Crux sancta sit mihi lux / Non draco sit mihi dux
- Vade retro satana / Numquam suade mihi vana
- Sunt mala quae libas / Ipse venena bibas
In approximate translation:
- "Let the Holy Cross be my light / Let not the dragon be my guide
- Step back Satan / Never tempt me with vain things
- What you offer me is evil / You drink the poison yourself."
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